With the year half done we thought we’d roll out some of our favorite records so far in 2019. Here are our tips on some music we think is worth your time, published before we forget about them in our year end lists!

Kay’s Picks:

Aries Juramento Mantarraya (K Records + La Castanya) READ MORE

(Instagram: @ariesmusicaa @krecs @lacastanya | Twitter: @concebolla @k_recs @lacastanya)

Fluung Satellite Weather (Den Tapes)

"Fluung is invested in exploring new ideas to further push their sound and have remained motivated by pivotal indie rock bands that became famous for emphasizing the power of the jam. Wymer explains: Drew and I are very similarly inspired by Neil Young, Dinosaur Jr, Built to Spill - a lot of bands with a lot of material and a penchant for loud ass amps.” - Post Trash

(Instagram: @fluungrocks @dentapes | Twitter: @fluungrocks @den_tapes)

French Vanilla How Am I Not Myself? (Danger Collective Records)

“The combo of wiggly beats, stripped-down bassline, female at the helm, and the occasional sax worked magic for X-Ray Spex, Au Pairs, Essential Logic, Lilliput, and Maximum Joy — to name a few — so it feels like a natural fit for French Vanilla.” -Soundblab

(Instagram: @frenchvanillaband @dangercollectiverecords | Twitter: @dangercorecs)

Pile Green and Gray (Exploding In Sound Records) READ MORE

(Instagram: @pilemusic @explodinginsound | Twitter: @pilemusic @EISrecords)

Sacred Paws Run Around the Sun (Merge Records)

“This is not comedic, nor surface level. It is emotive, and often there is sadness running through even the most kinetic of melodies (check ‘Shame On Me’). But they are joyful in their sound and in their energy, and the sparingly but deftly used brass underscores this well. They get that we want to dance.” - The Quietus

(Instagram: @sacredpaws @mergerecords | Twitter: @sacredpawsltd @mergerecords)